'Race Machine' coming to Western Michigan University

COURTESY PHOTOThe Human Race Machine allows people to see how they might appear with facial characteristics of different races.

KALAMAZOO -- Have you ever wondered what you'd look like as a person of another race?

A provocative exhibit allowing people to envision themselves with the facial characteristics of various races opens Wednesday at Western Michigan University.

The Human Race Machine, similar to an instant-photo booth, digitally enhances a person's picture to show how a face would look when taking on the characteristics of any of six different races -- Asian, Caucasian, African, Hispanic, Middle Eastern and Indian.